Landis did not win the time trial stage like he wanted to, but did what he had to get back the yellow jersey, 59 seconds over Oscar Pereiro. Andreas Kloeden finally showed some strong legs in the trial and jumped over Carlos Sastre to finish 3rd overall in the General Classification. Before today, two of the other jerseys were sewn up, the King of the Mountains polka dot, and the Sprinters green. Michael Rasmussen took all the points on the Tour's hardest stage with his stage victory and only Landis would have come close the day after with his special effort. Robbie McEwan had all the points he needed to win after Tom Boonen and Oscar Freire both withdrew, so all he needs to do is finish tomorrow and it'll be his third maillot vert. But Robbie likes winning, so don't expect him to ride conservatively:
It's strange because I normally have to fight like anything to win or lose it. It is just starting to sink in now. But I am still concentrating on the stage. I want to get on the podium twice.
Sprinters really are a strange breed, where all they want to do is get over the line first. When asked if the media can call him the best sprinter at the moment, Robbie smiled, "You can do that. I don't mind."
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